Project:
Wind Farm in India
Cost P/Tonne: £7.95
The project comprises of electricity generation through the implementation of wind power to replace more carbon intensive sources, reducing the level of green house gasses and solid waste being emitted to meet the demand of power stations in India. Social benefits of this project also include the development of the local economy and the opportunity for jobs in rural areas. The project also increases income security of vulnerable sections of society through redistribution benefits based on economic activities associated with the project.
Project Contribution to sustainability:
1. Social well being:
The project contributes to the development of the region.
During civil works, a lot of construction work took place, which generated employment for local people around the plant site.
Operation and maintenance of the power station generate employment opportunities on a regular and permanent basis.
2. Economic well being:
The project activity generates employment in the local area.
The project activity has lead to investments in a developing region which would not have happened in the absence of project activity.
The generated electricity is fed into the regional grid, thereby improving the grid stability and availability of electricity to local consumers (villagers & sub-urban habitants) which will provide new opportunities for industries and economic activities to be setup in the area, thereby resulting in greater local employment, ultimately leading to overall development.
Increasing income security of vulnerable sections of the society through redistribution benefits on account of the economic activities associated with the project.
The project activity has also led to diversification of the national energy supply, which is dominated by fossil fuel (mainly coal) based generating units.
3. Environmental well being:
Use of a renewable energy sources helps the conservation of natural resources in the country. In India, the lion share of total electricity production is derived from coal based power plants. Being so heavily dependant on coal for its energy requirements, this project, in addition to its inherent contribution to climate change mitigation, carries environmental benefits for the country’s air, soil and water resources. The project increases the share of renewable energy generation in India, making a contribution to avoid the construction of new fossil fuel fired power plants. As compared to these power plants, the project reduces CO2, SOx and NOx emissions significantly, thus mitigating air pollution and its adverse impacts on human health.
As wind power projects produce no end products in the form of solid waste (ash etc.), they address the problem of solid waste disposal encountered by most other sources of power.
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